While completely different political leaders have began dubbing Ghulam Nabi Azad’s proposed new celebration as an ally of the BJP in J&Ok just like the Apni Party and the People’s Conference, these near the previous Jammu and Kashmir chief minister say that the brand new celebration will likely be a secular one and combat for the rights of J&Ok folks.

Former Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and his shut associates stated that first unit of his new nationwide celebration will likely be established in J&Ok in coming days. “Azad will be chairing first meeting in Jammu on September 4 and important decisions will be taken in the meeting,” his aide GM Saroori stated with out disclosing whether or not he may very well be the primary president of J&Ok from Azad’s celebration.

However, his rivals declare the previous J&Ok chief minister is working for the BJP. “When he (Azad) was the chief of opposition within the Parliament and will have stopped revocation of Article 370, he did not do something. Now, he’s attempting to make idiot out of individuals of Kashmir,” said Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari while addressing a rally.

Even the Congress is equating him with parties that are called ‘proxies’ of the BJP.

‘Azad project has blessings of the central government’

“Azad was working on a particular agenda and a script. He has been given a particular role which he is performing now. The Azad project has blessings of the central government,” said BDC chairman Mir Iqbal, who is one of the prominent Congress leader in north Kashmir.

Meanwhile, BJP state and Altaf Thakur said that formation of a political party by Azad is a welcome step. “In democracy, everybody has a right to form a political party. It’s premature to say whether he could become the chief minister of J&K or not,” he stated, including that the BJP will not require any allies to type the federal government in UT.

Show of power at Jammu on September 4

Azad, on the age of 73, is all set to kick off his second innings from Jammu on September 4.

Following the present of power in Jammu, he’ll go on a four-day go to to his house constituency of Chenab area comprising Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah earlier than holding one other rally at Srinagar on September 12.

“Azad will handle a public assembly at Sainik Colony,” stated Saroori.

‘New youthful management will emerge inside Congress’

J&Ok Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday stated that new youthful management will emerge throughout the celebration after the resignations of leaders in help of Azad.

Rasool together with senior leaders visited the Congress headquarters in Srinagar and stated all of the leaders who’re becoming a member of Azad are outdated and would have in any other case turned deadwood within the coming years. “When they will contest again, they all will lose elections and become ex for life…Now our new leadership will emerge in J&K. Nobody is bothered about them within the party.” He additionally termed the leaders becoming a member of Azad a ‘spent power’.

Rasool stated the Congress is a grand outdated celebration and has made large sacrifices for the nation.

(With inputs from Ravi Khajuria from Jammu)